Hey guys,
Here's a solution to a problem I've been researching for quite some time now. It's about time. Works flawlessly.
If you ever have your cell phone near your computer speakers or any other speakers, it makes them go "dit dit dit---diiit---dit" or "buzzzzz" and it becomes extremely annoying. Usually happens with AT&T / Cingular / Bell, GSM carriers, etc.
http://www.metacafe.com/w/1132063/
Finally some peace and quiet and making it safe for my cell phone to be near my computer. Just thought I share it with anyone that may be experiencing the same problem---its such a relief!! Does anyone know why this actually works? I'm kinda interested.
I work in a midtown Manhattan hi-rise near Rockefeller Center and get full signal bars on any phone in and around the office.
The problem is I get terrible performance. Voice calls are garbled and drop, and sometimes callers go straight to voice mail. E-mail, data and web work sporadically and load slowly if at all. The phone will actually get hot just sitting on the desk as if its CPU or transmitter is locked at 100%, and the battery drains quickly.
It's the same whether it's an iPhone, Android or Symbian smart phone or just simple dumb phone, and other people in my office have the same issues. I even notice the same kinds of things happening out on the street up to maybe a block away, but it seems to be at its worst when I'm in the building. But two blocks away, walking through Times Square or other busy places, everything is OK.
Any idea what could be going on and if there's any way to get around it? This is on AT&T.
Change baseband?
I think it's the fault of AT & T
AT&T is a terrible company
+1 on the AT&T being crap
I tried changing baseband but it didn't help, plus like I said it happens on all different kinds of phones. I've also tried manually switching from 850MHz over to 1900MHz band but that didn't help.
Updating my kernel might have actually helped a bit. It's hard to tell though, because the problem comes and goes.
I'm wondering if the signals are too strong and overloading the phone. Or maybe I'm exactly halfway between two strong towers in this building and they're interfering with each other, is that plausible? This is in the heart of NYC after all, AT&T must have a lot of towers in a very concentrated area around here.
Samsung Captivate i897
Serendipity 6.4
Baseband I9000UGKC1
Speedmod Kernel i897-13E-500MHz
I had a similar problem in my area once, it was rectified by the Network Provider.
Its due the GSM inter cell inheritence. Are you located very near to a Mobile Antenna tower.
It would be worth checking your own office building terrace for same
watt9493 said:
+1 on the AT&T being crap
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i've had nothing but trouble with them in the past
Teampokerface
Heres how you fix the issue. I had a friend with the same issue. 1. open the window of your skyrise 2. take phone are throw it out the window 3. take elevator down to lower level. 4. Find nearest Verizon or Tmobile or sprint store and port your number. 5. take new phone from new network to your skyrise. 6. Congrats your problem has been solved. ANYONE WHO HAS AT&T NEEDS TO GIVE THEM THE FINGER AND MOVE TO ANOTHER CARRIER.
Thanks but if I wanted to hear people say AT&T sucks I would have posted this to Yahoo or something. I get a much better rate with AT&T through my company's FAN account, and I'd rather not pay double to another carrier if this is a technical issue that can be addressed.
For now I can use wifi around the office and put up with the spotty voice coverage, but I was hoping I might find some helpful technical advice here since this is supposed to be a developers forum with presumably mature users.
rathore4u - I'll see if I can find someone at my provider's tech support who understands the GSM inter cell inheritence issue you suggested. Thanks.
I have been in a few places looking for a way to increase the signal strength from Verizon to my fascinate. a better anntenne arayor whatever ..Verizon at one time was strong in this area then supposedly they had a tower problem so they just turned a dish on another tower to reach us enough to say we have connections..i have put up with this problem long enough and want a way to by pass the long distanted Verizon towers..
i thought the smart phone would do more but its worser yet..
any help on this subject would be well appreciated..
to make it simple..i want to increase my signal strength from someones tower and i dont care who's it is..
forgot.. my phone is a rooted Samsung Fascinate.
hi guys,does anybody know if there is anyway to boost signal on smartphone?i have a huawei u8800 and im using 3 network in uk..thing is,at my workplace the only network with average signal is vodafone..but i cant change now as im on contract..i've heard about thoose gen x "stickers" that we place underneath the battery but it seems not true :S even though they are only like 2 pounds on ebay..cant use any signal extenders or anything like that as at my workplace im not really aloud to use my phone so i was looking for some kind of trick a bit like the sticker !
thanks guys
I'm afraid it's not possible since you cant change the physical hardware of your phone. Some phones have better antenna than others. You either have to use some external signal amplifier or get a phone with a very good quality antenna.
I just got myself a Japanese Sharp Aquos Xx 203sh from SoftBank and so far pretty pleased with it but for one thing, location.
As long as I'm outside and have good GPS signal its very fast but as soon as I go into a big building its game over, likewise when I'm outside and disable GPS. I installed OpenSignal to see if I was seeing enough cell towers and most of the time I see at least 4 ot 5, around where I live often 8 or more. Also plenty of WiFi around.
Does anyone know of any software that I can use to check if the phone is having problems with location finding using WiFi and Cell Towers? My old iPhone finds me in seconds with GPS off so its not like its not possible. Also dont think its antenna as signal is strong and I can even watch 1SEG TV.
Look forward to any help I can get, have already spoken to their support and well.. you know how that goes, me explaining technology to them.